Here's what jv was referring to:

My buddy picked up his blue Vintage yesterday.  I took it for a spin around the neighborhood this morning.  I can't get over how quiet the engine/tranny is compared to the '08 Vision.  Absolutely no clunk in the tranny.  NO WHINE AT ALL!!!   Stage 1 exhaust note seems slightly louder than my Vision Stage 1.  Push the On button on the dash and just tap the starter button.  You don't have to hold it down until everything engages.  Once the starter button feels a pulse, it takes over from there.  Cool.

Throttle by wire felt great, no lag.  Nice clutch (cable, not hydraulic).  Big kickstand tang.  Regular Sylvania headlight/running light bulbs, not LED.  Headlight changes out by removing six bolts on the housing.  Nice. 

Windshield is heavy, very solid.  We took it off and I rode with it off.

You can just about take the whole bike apart with the three allen wrenches included.  Metric bike.   Two oil drain plugs.  Oil filter is on the front of the engine, easy.  5.5 quarts with filter change.

Seat comes off with three bolts.  Two side panels just pull right off.  With the seat and side panels removed you can get to every plug connection, fuse, battery and the rear shock.  Rear shock is a nice Fox Racing unit that is factory adjusted halfway up the the theaded body for pre-load.   Felt great for one up.  Need a big shock spanner wrench to adjust.   Battery comes out by removing one bolt under the seat, nice.  We put a battery tender pigtail on his battery.  Tucks in right above the shock. 

Wiring loom going from the from the headlight housing, under the tank, to the battery area is about 1" thick and very neatly routed.  Look under the bike at the oil lines running along the right side and they are super neat with parallel spacers.  Very professional looking.  The welds under the seat for the aluminum frame are aviation quality.  If you have ever tried to weld aluminum, you will appreciate how nice they are.

Oil dipstick looks killer and comes with a special star-pattern wrench to remove.  Drain plugs are side by side near the rear center of the case.  Oil is 20W-40 semi-synthetic.  5,000 mile change interval (after the 500 mile break-in.)  Check the oil with bike standing straight up.  Fork oil interval is 15,000 miles.

If key fob dies or gets lost, you push the on button on the dash and use the turn signal button to cycle through a 4-digit pin.  If the pin was 1234 you would push left turn for one flash, right for two, left for three and right for four.  Then hit start.  Cool.  Left side trigger to toggle through the dash displays.  ABS light on the dash stays on until you get above 5mph.  I rode with a full face helmet and had to look down very slightly to see the speedo.  Not as bad as I thought it would be. 

Running lights come on with a button down beneath the handlebars on the lower left side of the fork.  War bonnet light on the fender stays on all the time.  Solid glass face is cool.  LED tail light and turn signals are very bright.

Brakes feel perfect.  Brake reservoirs are gorgeous.  Frame is super tight.  Turns better than I thought it would.  Suspension is fantastic.  Wish the floorboards flexed, just in case.  Tires feel grippy (on dry pavement anyway).  Back tire will be a pain to keep clean and shiny white.

Leather on the seats and bags is awesome.  Stitching is killer.  Embossed on the seat.  Pics online make it look more orange than it really is.  The company that makes the leather for these bikes is the same company that made the leather for the original Indians back in the 30's and 40's.  Cool.  Leather strip on the tank is very confidence inspiring so you don't have to worry about buckle issues.  Bags pop off with two quick release tabs inside the bags.  Leather conditioner included.

Back ordered stuff includes:  front and rear bumpers, driver/passenger backrests.  Not sure what else.

I should have counted how many places the name Indian appears on this bike.  I can think of 18 right off the bat.  When you are on the right side of this bike, all you can think about is the engine staring at you.  Those jugs are so huge.  Finned head covers are so over the top.

Best stock motorcycle horn I have ever heard.  Definitely not a beep-beep.

Well, I learned all of this in about two hours this morning.  Can't wait to get mine soon!

Double Vision - 2013-10-15 9:07 PM Mine came home with me today.

Impressions?

Double Vision,

I'm 6'3" and didn't feel cramped at all on the Vintage.  I think the Chieftain must feel smaller with the full fairing and shorter rake/trail.  I could do a full lock u-turn and not move my knees.  On a Harley Ultra, that was impossible.

I didn't ride a pre-production demo so don't know if the seats are changed since then but I really liked the Vintage seat.  First time I have ever sat on a leather seat before.  Niiice.  I can tell already that I'm going to be religious with the leather conditioner.

My buddy says that coming off of the cruise control is different because the throttle rolls back to the closed position once the cruise is set since it is fly-by-wire.  You still roll forward on it to disengage but there is no movement to speak of in the throttle when you roll it forward compared to the Vision that "clicks" off.

My buddy is 5'11" and said the same thing you did about the windshield.  About 2" too tall.

Feels like it pulls every bit as strong as the Vision. Is lighter for sure and no windshield added to the "feel" of pulling the handlebars out of my hands.  I couldn't get over how there was no noise except the exhaust.  The Vision fairing amplifies a lot of noise in that cocoon and having a wide open bike now is really different.  Get back to me when the seather sucks; I'm gonna miss the cocoon.

Double Vision and ingle51, what numbers did you guys end up with?

The Polaris ordering system is driving my guys in Charlotte crazy.  A lady went in and ordered a Classic two weeks ago and got her bike this week.  Another guy had ordered the exact same model/color over a month ago and was still waiting.  They called the lady and told her they were giving her bike to the guy who had been waiting in order to be fair.  Absolutely no rhyme or reason to the system.

Seems like the first 650 limited edition bikes must have gone to Polaris employees or Australia or something.  Lowest # I've seen is the 694 posted by Charlotte.  Anybody get one lower than that?  I'll feel good just to get a numbered bike at this point.

I'm hoping for a call soon.  I have vacation time blocked until Tuesday and if it doesn't come in by then I'm not sure when I'll have the time to make the 1000 mile round trip to go get it. 

Thanks for the link.  Found this there (pretty much sums up my mindset....)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2xcJfxAsNs

Saddlebag buckles latched.....check......